Post by AidAn on Feb 18, 2013 20:03:21 GMT

I'm sorry that I've been missing from the forum, the last year has been difficult for us we have not used the caravan at all over the last 14 months due to my MS I think things are on the mend and with luck we should with adaptions get back to caravanning soon.

Post by AidAn on Nov 8, 2013 20:01:55 GMT

Unfortunately things have not worked out as I had hoped we managed to get a fortnight away in the caravan since my last post but illness has conspired against us my continued decline is insignificant to events that have now over taken Linda. She has been my rock who has kept us grounded but she became ill 4 Months ago, at first we thought it was food poisoning, she is never ill.

Over the next month she did not improve and lost weight, the Doctor was consulted, he thought it was an infection, eventually tests were ordered we got the results on Tuesday she has cancer of the bowel

We are awaiting a date for the operation to remove it.

We have to keep positive, as it's my duty now to hopefully be her rock.

Post by Carper on Nov 9, 2013 8:21:06 GMT

Unfortunately things have not worked out as I had hoped we managed to get a fortnight away in the caravan since my last post but illness has conspired against us my continued decline is insignificant to events that have now over taken Linda. She has been my rock who has kept us grounded but she became ill 4 Months ago, at first we thought it was food poisoning, she is never ill.

Over the next month she did not improve and lost weight, the Doctor was consulted, he thought it was an infection, eventually tests were ordered we got the results on Tuesday she has cancer of the bowel

We are awaiting a date for the operation to remove it.

We have to keep positive, as it's my duty now to hopefully be her rock.

I am so sorry to here about Linda. I have an idea how she feels as I was diagnosed with bowel cancel in July. I am one of the lucky ones as it was caught very early through the screening system. I was given three options one of which was going to Liverpool to have contact radiotherapy, which I have had and this has cleared it. I know have to go for external radiotherapy for the 5days each week for 5 weeks. This is just to make sure it has not gone to the lymph glands.The Liverpool treatment is not used a lot as surgeons prefer to cut it out instead of using Liverpool. It depends on how early they caught Linda's as to wether she would get it or not.

Post by Dickers on Nov 9, 2013 12:23:01 GMT

Aidan,hope you manage to arrest the downward trend and that Linda achieves a full recovery. Our thoughts are with you both.

It seems to be the time for disasters, minor and major. In the comparatively minor category, yesterday, Gillian (she who must be obeyed) tripped on the pavement where some roadworks are being carried out and fracture her radius.

Post by AidAn on Jan 18, 2014 16:37:33 GMT

It seems I just post drama but that's the only way to describe what's been happening with Linda as I posted we were told on the 5th November she needed an operation to remove the bowel cancer and it would be done with in 2weeks that was by a consultant at a private hospital paid for by the NHS he would refer her back to the NHS hospital nearest to our home. After 10 days we had heard nothing I was contacting our GP surgery getting them to chase up the referral eventually after the 2 weeks were up we get a phone call from the hospital who were to do the op they thought it was not cancer and we needed a new referral form our GP to them for them to carry on. Our GP did this 2 weeks later we get an appointment to see their consultant in 2 weeks, we are pulling our hair out by this time as we still have no idea what this growth in Linda's bowel is. I write to my MP Andy Burham you is also the shadow minister for health to get his help.

We get to see the new consultant he tells us he is not sure what it is but is 90% sure it's not cancer he needs to do the same test that had been done at the private hospital under the NHS to cut this short to day we have still not seen the consultant about these further test, Andy Burham has got us an appoint to see an other consultant next Friday the other consultant who Linda has had the duplicate tests done for won't see us until the 28th of March. All this time she is in pain and discomfort and of course we are worried sick that all this time has been wasted if the first consultant was right about what this growth is.

Like I said I'm sorry for posting nothing but bad news but we can't get away in the caravan until this is sorted out however it's not stopped us making plans which I'll post about later.

Post by Sorento 08 on Jan 18, 2014 19:43:52 GMT

It seems I just post drama but that's the only way to describe what's been happening with Linda as I posted we were told on the 5th November she needed an operation to remove the bowel cancer and it would be done with in 2weeks that was by a consultant at a private hospital paid for by the NHS he would refer her back to the NHS hospital nearest to our home. After 10 days we had heard nothing I was contacting our GP surgery getting them to chase up the referral eventually after the 2 weeks were up we get a phone call from the hospital who were to do the op they thought it was not cancer and we needed a new referral form our GP to them for them to carry on. Our GP did this 2 weeks later we get an appointment to see their consultant in 2 weeks, we are pulling our hair out by this time as we still have no idea what this growth in Linda's bowel is. I write to my MP Andy Burham you is also the shadow minister for health to get his help.

We get to see the new consultant he tells us he is not sure what it is but is 90% sure it's not cancer he needs to do the same test that had been done at the private hospital under the NHS to cut this short to day we have still not seen the consultant about these further test, Andy Burham has got us an appoint to see an other consultant next Friday the other consultant who Linda has had the duplicate tests done for won't see us until the 28th of March. All this time she is in pain and discomfort and of course we are worried sick that all this time has been wasted if the first consultant was right about what this growth is.

Like I said I'm sorry for posting nothing but bad news but we can't get away in the caravan until this is sorted out however it's not stopped us making plans which I'll post about later.

Sorry to hear your dilemma, hopefully Linda will get seen very soon and that the results of the tests show non cancer (fingers crossed).

We are in a similar situation as you, my wife was diagnosed with cancer this time last year, after many operations and treatment she was cleared in September 2013, but after having recent problems with her back and having an MRI scan before Christmas, during routine checks of the scan, she had a call from her Dr to say she needs an Ultrasonic test as lumps were found on one her ovaries, the test showed both had lumps one 17cm in size, so after a visit on 23rd December to see a Gyno surgeon, she needs to have them removed as her past history is known, he has said the case will be reviewed by a medical team to see if a full hysterectomy needs to be carried out in 2 weeks, we are still waiting and the wife is getting rather concerned, so I suggested she calls the secretary to find out what the status is.